AVTOVAZ hopes to keep Russia’s car sales of this year at 2013 level - 460,000 cars

MOSCOW, March 21. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s major carmaker AVTOVAZ forecasts the keeping of LADA cars’ this year sales on the country’s domestic market at the level of 2013 - 460,000 units, the company’s press service told Itar-Tass on Friday.

“”In 2014, AVTOVAZ plans to sell 460,000 inside the country and raise its share up to 19 percent on the falling market,” the press service said.

In 2013, the company sold 456,300 cars of its major brand. All in all, the company cut total car sales (including its car sales to foreign market) by 12.1 percent to 534,900 vehicles.

Earlier, AVTOVAZ President Bo Anderson put forth the company’s plans to manufacture 484,000 cars this year, which is 10.5 percent more than a year ago.